“We’re kind of letting some areas burn out. The fire is basically contained now to this one building,” said Battalion Chief Randy Anderson with the Modesto Fire Department.

Just a few doors down at Albert’s Tires, there’s not much visible damage and owners want to clear up speculation that the fire started there. Although they do own a vacant property nearby that does show signs of charring.

“We keep on getting mixed reports that the batteries had something to do with it or the tires. Everything is intact. We didn’t have tires over there. There was nothing there. That piece of the building was vacant where supposedly the fire started. I’m waiting for them to give us the actual report on what happened” said Jorge Bustos, son of the owner.

Fred Stephens owns Bad Moon Bail Bonds and shares a wall with the fire-gutted Crescent Building. He said his place suffered significant water and structural damage and his future is uncertain.